Penn State QB Drew Allar among players to watch Saturday; Bo Nickal set for next UFC fight: Newsstand
Penn State news, notes, and updates for April 12 include a preview of Saturday’s spring games nationally, Bo Nickal’s next UFC fight, and more.
It’s time to dive into Friday’s top tweets and headlines about the Nittany Lions and college athletics.
Penn State tweets of the day
We start with a look at the college football spring games happening around the country on Saturday. On3 national columnist Jesse Simonton picked nine players to keep an eye on throughout the day. One of them is second-year Penn State starting quarterback Drew Allar.
“James Franklin plucked Andy Kotelnicki away from Kansas specifically to spruce-up Penn State’s offense and to get the most out of junior quarterback Drew Allar,” Simonton writes. “The former 5-star had a dazzling touchdown-to-interception ratio last season (25 :2) but he competed just 59% of his throws and averaged on 6.8 yards per attempt.
“What will he look like in Kotelnicki’s RPO, QB-run offense? The bulldozing 6-5, 240-pound quarterback won’t be touched during Saturday’s scrimmage, but is he decisive with his decisions? Is he making the correct RPO reads? Will he push the ball vertically more?”
Top 10
- 1Live
CFP Top 25
College Football Playoff rankings revealed
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12-team CFP bracket
How the College Football Playoff looks right now
- 3Hot
Skipping SEC title game
Lane Kiffin says coaches prefer sitting out
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Deion Sanders
Prime calls out On3
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Five-star portal'ing
Alabama LB announces plan to transfer
In other news, Penn State alum Bo Nickal fights on the UFC 300 card Saturday night. He’s on the pay-per-view portion against Cody Brundage. He is one of the organization’s biggest main event card favorites ever at odds of -3000.
“I think that it’s a big honor for me to be where I’m at on the card, and just to be on this card in general because there’s so many amazing fighters and so many guys that have a ton of experience and who are just doing big things in the sport,” Nickal said, per MMA Junkie. “I feel like it says a lot about me, about the UFC and our plans, and I think they align. I’m just grateful to be where I’m at, and grateful to have this platform to go do my thing.”
Headlines of the day
10 Penn State players to watch in the 2024 Blue-White Game: McGonigal, PennLive
Beau Pribula finds fit, comfort in new Penn State offense: Bauer, BWI
How Penn State Shook Up Spring Practice: ‘Everybody’s Got a Point to Prove: Ralph, SI
Two more scholarship players added to Penn State’s Blue-White visitor list: Snyder, BWI
Penn State defensive line has returning, new faces, makes adjustments for 2024: Alenstein, Daily Collegian
On3 Scouting Director Charles Power breaks down new Penn State running back commit Alvin Henderson: Snyder, BWI
Penn State Football Returns for Blue-White Weekend. Here’s What Else Is Happening: Rushton, Statecollege.com
Quote of the day
“The reason why I say now and not later is because I’m ready to just join a family that wants me. I’m ready to go ahead and build my class and start recruiting. Most of all I’m ready, the O-Line there is pretty set, they’ve already got a quarterback, they’ve got key pieces and two other running backs. I’m ready to continue to enforce that I’m going to be one of the leaders, the alphas. They always have a top class, but I want to help put the icing on the cake.”
–Four-star RB Alvin Henderson to On3 about why he picked PSU now.
